Student of the Month: Todd Nelson

Published: Monday, March 3, 2014 1:15 a.m. CDT

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(Alex T. Paschal/apaschal@saukvalley.com)

Senior Todd Nelson, 18, of Dixon, is Newman Central Catholic High School's December Student of the Month. He's busy with golf, swimming, tennis, Scholastic Bowl, Math Club, Envirathon, Key Club and Boy Scouts, and is a Sacristan minister for school Masses. He plans to study aeronautical and astrological engineering in college.

Senior Todd Nelson, 18, of Dixon, is Newman Central Catholic High School’s December Student of the Month. He is the son of Jason and Diane Nelson, and has two sisters, Heidi Moe, 28, and Hannah Nelson, 25.

Favorite class: Calculus. It is challenging, and it helps me understand how the world works.

Top teacher: Beth Verdick, because I get so much out of her classes, and I remember what I am taught.